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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1975
Page
2
Mostly cloudy skies persist with a slight shower risk tonight. Temperatures reach around 65 during the day and fall to near 50 at night. Full forecast appears on Page C-10. Volume 36 No 74 Sunday price four dollars per month.
The Senate Finance Committee approved a House bill rescinding President Ford's 3 per barrel oil import tax for 9 days to let Congress craft its own energy plan. Sen. Dole predicted enough votes to override a veto, while White House aides warned against delaying action. A Democratic group outlined an alternative energy package opposing Ford's price-raising proposals.
Ford Motor Co launches a nationwide campaign issuing 2.3 million Value Checks to used car owners. Winners may receive up to 100 percent of the car value, to a $3,000 maximum, with no obligation to buy. The gimmick aims to revive sales as rebates end soon.
A slow moving cold front from the north threatens light rain across Southern California today after Wednesday sunshine. The National Weather Service forecast mild coastal highs near 60. Northern California faces a second winter storm with rain in the Bay Area and snow in the Sierra Nevada.
A 37 year old Long Beach man scaled the Gerald Desmond bridge seeking to jump after losing his job. His wife’s roadside bullhorn plea I love you and a steel worker who climbed up and tried to handcuff him persuaded him to come down. He was taken for observation.
A blustery snowstorm roared up the Atlantic Seaboard on Wednesday halting highway and air traffic. NYC logged over six inches while surrounding areas like Connecticut recorded nine inches and Providence faced early closures. Boston mobilized 300 men and 100 vehicles to combat the heavy snowfall.
UAW sources say a strike against McDonnell Douglas Long Beach may occur next week if a satisfactory wage offer is not reached. The union has urged members to report to work while warning that a broader walkout could follow, potentially affecting Oklahoma and Arkansas plants as well.
Congress man Glenn M. Anderson cites Ford's release of 2 billion dollars in impounded highway funds as potentially creating about 13000 new California jobs in road building and supply industries. California has 921200 unemployed with 293000 in Los Angeles County. 19 million of projects ready to go.
Authorities seize two men accused of extortion and arson in an effort to organize the grease rendering business. Page A-3 notes. Watergate probes subpoena Democratic Party records for 1970 71. Page A-7.
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